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Reign of Fire

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6.2/10 • 2.3K

2002-07-091h 41m

AdventureActionFantasy

They're extremely intelligent. Highly evolved. And they don't like sharing the planet.

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit -- leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons -- has much at stake: His mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.

Directors
Rob Bowman
Writters
Gregg Chabot
Editors
Declan McGrath

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  1. Christian Bale

    Christian Bale

    Quinn Abercromby

  2. Matthew McConaughey

    Matthew McConaughey

    Denton Van Zan

  3. Izabella Scorupco

    Izabella Scorupco

    Alex Jensen

  4. Gerard Butler

    Gerard Butler

    Creedy

  5. Alexander Siddig

    Alexander Siddig

    Ajay

  6. Scott Moutter

    Scott Moutter

    Jared Wilke

  7. David Kennedy

    David Kennedy

    Eddie Stax

  8. Ned Dennehy

    Ned Dennehy

    Barlow

  9. Rory Keenan

    Rory Keenan

    Devon

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Wuchak

Jun 27, 2020

6/10

Grim tale of the dragon apocalypse Dormant fire-breathing dragons are awoken in subterranean chambers and proceed to unleash hell on earth. Almost two decades later a group of survivors led by Quinn (Christian Bale) live underground in England when American militants pay them a visit, led by seeming-psycho Van Zan (Matthew McConaughey). It seems they have a strategy to slay the dragons once-and-for-all. Izabella Scorupco plays the woman stuck between the two rival leaders. "Reign of Fire" (2002) is similar to the Mad Max films, but without the comic book goofiness. This is a solemn, grey tale with a quality cast, convincing sets/costumes and surprisingly effective CGI. I gained greater respect for McConaughey as he is unrecognizable as the bald combative and loses himself in the role. Unfortunately, the storytelling is weak. It’s just not that compelling, which isn’t helped by the mumbled dialogue and ambiguities. Still, if you can adapt to the viewer-unfriendly style, there’s a lot to appreciate here. The film runs 1 hour, 41 minutes and was shot in Ireland. GRADE: B-/C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$60,000,000.00
Revenue
$82,150,183.00
Keywords
london, englandcastledragonevolutionfire chiefanimated maptheatre audiencedragonslayertunnel constructionfire repellentdrillingiodinenorthumberland2080s